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Higher Fares Help Boost
Results at UAL, JetBlue

Fuller planes and higher fares helped two more U.S. airlines report healthy third-quarter profits, continuing a strong quarter for the airline industry during the busy summer travel season.

United Airlines parent UAL Corp., the second-largest U.S. airline by passenger traffic, benefited from a 4.6% cut in domestic seat capacity on mainline routes, while it added more profitable international flights. Strong passenger demand allowed United and other airlines to increase ticket prices in the quarter, helping to offset record-high...